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One month post HBP, Severus sits writing a mad assignment for the Dark Lord. To be read with Vivaldi and a glass of cognac.

Some familiar characters exercise their magical powers for the first time.

A month has passed since the death of Lord Voldemort. A chance meeting on the street forces Remus Lupin to confront questions he cannot answer.

The first victim of the Death Eaters. Who she was, why she was hated... how she triumphed over her enemies.

The Hogwarts Sorting Hat is given three rather... unusual children to Sort one September. Told from the Hat's POV. A light-hearted, quickly read, character-sketchy piece providing background for some of my characters from "Heiress of the Curse" and "The Vale Beyond" (which you can read on Schnoogle).

There was only one thing going through the mind of Severus that night as he aimed his wand at Dumbledore: He will be forgiven.

A conversation between Severus & Lily the summer before their friendship ends evidences his inner conflicts and unresolved feelings for the red-haired witch.

A visit with friends makes Hermione think things over on a slow summer night after her third year.

It's 1981 and Barty Crouch Jr. is desperate for word from or about Regulus Black. Hint of Barty/Regulus.

Harry spends his last weeks at Hogwarts thinking about Draco Malfoy... (Harry/Draco pre-slash, if you squint)

Helena--the Gray Lady--was shaped in many ways by her parents and their crumbling relationship with each other. She considers their combined temperaments and the way this lead to her jealousy and eventual betrayal.

A sinister visitor troubles Minister Cornelius Fudge. He has come to bring a warning - one which Fudge has no desire to hear...

Can we think that Dumbledore was doing nothing but waiting during the ten peaceful years while Harry Potter was growing up at the Dursley’s? How could he protect Harry and prepare the members of the Order of the Phoenix for a new war that he dared not even tell them was coming? And what were Voldemort’s Death Eaters really doing in secret behind their facades of reformed, upstanding citizens? This chronicle begins on the Halloween night when Harry’s parents were killed and shows us the behind-the-scenes operations of Dumbledore and his little band of fighters until J. K. Rowling takes up the story of the Order of the Phoenix in Book Five.

He would only give, never take. If Albus Dumbledore had wanted to be worshipped, Minerva would not have admired him so much... but working for the good guy isn't always easy.

Remus Lupin had been wandering on his own for far too long. After an incident in a Bristol play house, Remus makes his way towards Glastonbury, blissfully unaware that Sirius Black has escaped from prison. In the remains of an ancient abbey, Remus finds himself drawn into a world older than our own, and upon returning finds a letter from a very old friend...

Cho Chang muses on why Hermione Granger isn't a Ravenclaw.

Rowena Ravenclaw reflects on intelligence, and the manner in which she is lacking.

Tonight

How does Luna really feel about becoming a "hero"? One-shot. Not so much angst as reflection.

Luna Lovegood goes in search of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks.

Life. Death. Love. Loss. Percy. Marriage. Whiskey. The Wheeze. Rolf. Romanians. Sex-Education. Snorkack-Catchers. Malaysian Battle Spatulas. Dead Siblings Talking From Beyond the Grave. All as seen by his Holeyness, George Weasley.

There wasn’t much left in Ron to give by the time he had to step into a dead man’s shoes.

Sirius waits for James in the Hog's Head, and James has just discovered something incredible.

Ten Weasleys. One hundred words each. A family like no other.

On Sirius, in wartime. Five very different careers.

Single Shot of a brief moment missing from The Deathly Hallows

Various scenes from "Half-Blood Prince" from Severus Snape's perspective.

Snape has a secret. He'll do anything to keep anyone from finding the truth.

The Familiars Council at Hogwarts convenes to discipline Mrs. Norris for her untimely prank...

Blaise Zabini, in the Fifty Galleons universe.

Pansy has nowhere else to turn.

Slytherin House. It is where his legacy is; his family has always been in the serpentine House, save for an occasional Ravenclaw. He grew up learning about Salazar Slytherin and seeing the green and silver colours of one of Hogwarts' Founders. There was simply no other option for one of his blood. But is that really the truth? Is it possible for there to be a lion in the midst of snakes?

Six hours ago Draco did the unthinkable and let Death Eaters into Hogwarts. Even more unthinkable, he failed...

Here lies Draco Malfoy, hair gel extraordinaire and beloved git. Draco's life conclusion...

Molly Weasley is writing her thirtieth anniversary letter to Arthur, but is sidetracked by childhood memories.

Severus Snape: Good? Bad? Neither. He's in it for himself.

There's a great deal that wants doing in the first hours after the Great Victory. Perhaps the most important thing, at the end of the day, is the work of the Magical War Graves Commission.

In his weak and helpless body, Voldemort has plenty of time to think of Wormtail. Situated during the events in the beginning of GoF, this story is from Voldemort's POV.

"In some way Neville never really understood, Luna just walked into his life, sat down on the metaphorical sofa, and made herself at home..." Neville reflects on his friendship with Luna. one-shot, sketch.

Cho runs into an old friend and comes to an understanding with him. [Set during HBP.]

Sometimes, when you grow up, you discover things about yourself that you didn't want to. As Colin finds out ...

The kitchen at the Burrow has six occupants, Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Molly and Arthur. The youngsters look nervous. Arthur suspects that they are up to something. What is going on inside... The Mind of Arthur Weasley

Emotion is such a fickle thing, and so easily repressed. Femmeslash and character sketch.

"I learned, I learned, I learned elsewhere, From muses unhired by you, dear mother." -Sylvia Plath, The Disquieting Muses. A series exploring Sirius's relationship with his family, what they did to him and what he did to them, from many points of view. Who is leaving? Who got left?

"The day her mother died, the sky had been a bright cheerful blue." Luna Lovegood throughout the years: how she struggles, fights, and eventually, heals.

This is the story of Arthur Weasley's enduring love of Muggles: how it began, how it was received and how he had to struggle to learn as much as he has.

On the night Dumbledore dies, Fawkes reflects on the beginning of their friendship.

Drinking tequila in the middle of nowhere in Mexico is no fun for anyone. Any company is preferable, even if it's your old nemesis from school days. Featuring Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger amidst tequila and rain. Lyrics are propety of J. Wozniak and Marcy Playground.

Snape sits down to write about the events of the night Sirius died from his POV.

Dental hygiene and the aftermath of the War.

Draco reflects on his sixth year: his mother's faith in him, The Dark Lord's assignment, Bellatrix's assistance, and Snape's interference. Written for the 2006 springtime_gen gift exchange on LiveJournal.

"Forbidden fruit is sweetest." The temptation is always strong when one discovers knowledge that they should not see. And not everyone denies the sweetest of all fruits ... Some embrace it hungrily.

He did his best not to flinch when he saw his father in the hallway, his hand resting on Harry's shoulder.

Teddy Lupin is the product of an unconventional family. He visits them all regularly, when he isn't attending culinary school. Usually, he makes his visits alone. Then his cousin Draco makes a request of him ...

-- This was Lily the witch, who put magic before her sister. I would never truly bring back the Lily of my childhood. Magic destroyed my life, it took away everything: my friend and my sister and my parents. --.

A very short short in which Harry begins a new phase of his life foreshadowed as early as his fifth year.

Bellatrix, in Azkaban, receives a visit from an old schoolfriend seeking answers. (Original Character)

The war has ended. Harry cannot let go so easily, however. He runs in futile circles searching for something to make his life meaningful again while his friends fall apart around him.

Lilith Smithers is the daughter of a whore. Severus has just been hired at Hogwarts as the Potions Teacher. When they come together they will change each other's world.

Ever wonder how Bellatrix Lestrange came to be such a wicked witch? The thoughts that went on in her mind? She left behind a letter that tells all...

He has a gift for words, and...other things. Companion piece to 11 things about Bellatrix Black.

Alphard Black was a second son groomed to take a step back from the Head of Family responsibilities of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. That sole fact made up the bulk of his identity. That was why it shocked the ever-living hell of him when his favorite daugther challenged everything. It changed everything, and when Sirius ran away he seized his chance to let her know.

Ginny Weasley tells Hagrid just who has been strangling his roosters.

There was once a little girl, and looking back, lying in the hospital wing following the battle in the Ministry, Hermione feels like she scarcely has anything in common with her former self any more. Oneshot.

The war is five months new, has settled over everything like a layer of dust. Pansy is five months, too, with child, but it is fear that grows now like a balloon in her lungs.

Seamus, Neville and Dean have just arrived at Hogwarts and should be tucked up happily in bed. But it is the middle of the night and each of them is wide awake, brooding upon their fears and insecurities.

Oliver Wood was Gryffindor Quidditch Captain. Something though drove him back to Hogwarts to fight alongside others in the final battle. Why does he fight in a battle that is not his own?

When had a pledge of universal honesty become a practice of universal derision? A look at Severus as a teacher.

Young Severus Snape retreates to his little niche in the universe. He reminisces about things in his life and experiences some much needed calm.

It's Halloween, 1987, and Lupin finds himself wandering through the streets of London. As he tries to come to terms with the loss he suffered on this night in 1981, he runs into an old acquaintance for whom Halloween also holds painful significance.

How much of the past can excuse the choices a person makes in the present? This is the story of a young boy...and the monster he became.

After the war, Hermione visits Snape. He doesn't know who she is. Written for the Fandomcommerce exchange on LJ.

What would it be like - losing your magic?

She doesn't want to be here. But it's not about her.

Theodore Nott, in the Fifty Galleons universe.

This is "Bella"--a cold, cruel, calculating shell of a woman. Where Trixie was warm, if a little indifferent and aloof, this stranger is hard and angry; the result of thirteen years in Azkaban and almost thirty with that brand on her arm...

Millicent Bulstrode, in the Fifty Galleons universe.

There is danger in dwelling on past mistakes, as Dumbledore and Snape discover. Missing moment from PS/SS.

"I suppose it's a sign of growing up when you realise that your parents can be wrong, isn't it?" An adult Luna Lovegood talks about her part in the war.

A short piece that looks at Sirius' death from his own perspective in the immediate events leading to his passing beyond the veil.

Four wizards learn about themselves, their Patronuses, and if they have what it takes in an uncertain world. Multiple pairings.

At their weekly day together Neville's grandfather contemplates his magicless grandson and considers the future.

Every Christmas, Albus Dumbledore has a date with his conscience.

Luna, after the War, reflects on the changes she and her friends have undergone.

After everything the Malfoys had endured in the years since the war, Draco would never again take anything for granted.

Harry has never liked to be touched. To him, touch represents fear and pain, punishment and anger. Can Ginny break through his defences and teach him the joy of touch? One-shot.

Regulus Black has seven days to die.

After Lupin and Snape rescue Ollivander from the Death Eaters, he must re-evaluate his life and the new chance he has been given.

Remus Lupin takes a walk and ponders tea, chocolate, and a certain someone.

Things are what they are supposed to be.

A Slytherin reflects on how her House works.

The blood in his mouth had a familiar taste, one that he had grown used to as years passed in that house, in that cupboard, alone and unloved.

"Do you wonder? Does it matter? Do you care? Sometimes, a candle is more than enough to light the way." An idle, nonsensical reflection of the one we all love to hate.

The summer before her seventh year leaves Lily's life in tatters, and it doesn't get any better once she's back at Hogwarts. So the last thing she needs is a more than tolerable head boy.

Somewhere on the north coast of Wales lies a little village, forsaken and miserable. When the wind is in from the sea, it carries with it terrible scream and a mist that chills the bone, and sometimes, sometimes you can see the ghost of lights flickering on the dead island of Abercasden.

Teddy Lupin was haunted by the sea. On the day he comes of age, he finds out the reason why. Written immediately after DH; inspired by the epilogue, but not directly based on it.

There are only a few people capable of telling centuries worth of historical knowledge. Fortune is one of them. Since the dawn of time, she has watched people make decisions regarding destinies and fate, and in all of her watching, Fortune has chosen her favourites. They are different, yet at the same time alike, and only one word can describe them all --- They are all brave.

Harry didn't know it, but Neville and Luna weren't the only ones who answered Hermione's summons the night Dumbledore died. This is Susan's story.

Lily's eleventh birthday, her worst ever... They day she was forced to choose between her sister and her magic within.